Norwich State Hospital

STEPHEN DUNN / HARTFORD COURANT

The Norwich State Hospital opened in 1904 as the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and remained operational until the buildings were abandoned in 1996. The crumbling and abandoned buildings sit on the banks of the Thames River directly across from the gleeming Mohegan Sun casino buildings.

The Norwich State Hospital opened in 1904 as the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and remained operational until the buildings were abandoned in 1996. The crumbling and abandoned buildings sit on the banks of the Thames River directly across from the gleeming Mohegan Sun casino buildings. (STEPHEN DUNN / HARTFORD COURANT)

The Norwich State Hospital opened in 1904 as the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and remained operational until the buildings were abandoned in 1996. The crumbling and abandoned buildings sit on the banks of the Thames River directly across from the gleeming Mohegan Sun casino buildings.